Supermodel Bella Hadid criticized Israel’s far-right security minister. Now he’s lashing out at her
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the occupied territory, National Security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – The director of the British Museum said Friday that he would step down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer had planned to leave the post next year but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Mraz is feeling free and curious – in music and in love
By Gary Gerard Hamilton, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Jason Mraz is freer than ever, and that liberation has allowed his curiosity to get the best of him – in the most optimistic ways. Musically, the two-time Grammy winner released his latest album, “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride,” in June, a pop record that’s a turn from his balladeering, acoustic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to stream this weekend: Adam Sandler, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka,’ Tim McGraw and ‘Honor Among Thieves’
By The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
Tim McGraw roars back with “Standing Room Only” and the “Mandalorian” spin-off “Star Wars: Ahsoka” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are “The Eight Mountains,” a soul-stirring Italian epic of male friendship, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Far-right Israeli security minister lashes out at supermodel Bella Hadid over her criticism of him
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the occupied territory, National Security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dune: Part Two’ release postponed to 2024 as actors strike lingers
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The release of “Dune: Part Two,” one of the fall’s most anticipated films, has been postponed from November until next year, Warner Bros. confirmed Thursday. Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction sequel had been set to open Nov. 3, but will instead land in theaters March 15 next year. With the actors strike entering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot
By Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2023
A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside a jail in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dune: Part 2’ release postponed to 2024 as actors strike lingers
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The release of “Dune: Part Two,” one of the fall’s most anticipated films, has been postponed from November until next near, Warner Bros. confirmed Thursday. Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction sequel had been set to open Nov. 3, but will instead land in theaters March 15 next year. With the actors strike entering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump’s absence.
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Even without lead contender Donald Trump, an estimated 12.8 million people watched the first Republican presidential primary debate on two Fox News television channels and its streaming service. There seemed little evidence that Trump’s attempt to counterprogram the debate, by appearing in an online interview with Tucker Carlson at about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slain Marine’s family plans to refile lawsuit accusing Alec Baldwin of defamation
By The Associated Press on August 24th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A lawyer for the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan said Thursday that a new version of a lawsuit accusing actor Alec Baldwin of unleashing his social media followers against them will soon be filed after a federal judge dismissed the original lawsuit but invited the family to rewrite it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ISIS documentary ‘Rojek’ selected as Canada’s contender for Oscar nomination
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
TORONTO – A documentary that features interviews with imprisoned Islamic State members will be Canada’s contender for a nomination in the best international feature film category at next year’s Academy Awards. Telefilm Canada announced today that it would submit Zaynê Akyol’s film “Rojek” for consideration. The film follows the Montreal-based filmmaker’s exchanges with Islamic State ... Read More »
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